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Full Moons and Safety Glass
Balancing money, time, self, and family
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Water and Horseradish
All right...I'm going to take a quick break from my usual snarkiness and spend just a couple of lines expressing my extreme gratefulness.
Last night was the 5th night of Passover and, although we're not Jewish, we hosted a seder with some friends who are. I actually love Passover (and Jewish food). Its a great tradition and a wonderful way to mix food, family, and some thoughtful reflection about people who have suffered and offer some hopeful anticipation of a future better than the troubling past. Our seder couldn't have happened at a better time. Last December, my sister gave birth to twin girls at 30 weeks. Preemie twins is a scary enough situation, but her twins were an extremely rare form of twins called monoamniotic twins. This means they shared a placenta and an amniotic sack. To put it bluntly, these are the type of twins that could have been conjoined. They aren't conjoined, but they were extremely compromised at birth and have continued to have "typical preemie" issues (whatever that means). Both girls have been home from the hospital about 2 months and are thriving and doing well. Last Friday we found out that both girls had some problems with the growth of their brains. As it turned out, Evelyn (twin A) had water on the brain. Yesterday, after an MRI (a very scary experience with such a wee baby) we found out that even though it looks scary on the MRI, all is well. So, as I ate up my raw horseradish in remembrance of the "bitterness" of past suffering, I couldn't help but think about all the trials, stress, and suffering my sister and her family have had to endure since last August when she first got the diagnosis on the girls. Those little girls are fighters and their mom is amazing. Maztal tov! PS-My sister keeps a blog and it is far better written and more interesting than anything I could ever think about doing http://thirdfloorhome.blogs... 5 comments from 5 users
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posted by
MiaMama
on Apr 24, 2008 at 08:57 PM
What a touching story. I'm really happy for your sister and her family that "all is well". I wish the baby girls a long, happy and healthy life!
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AmandaS
on Apr 24, 2008 at 09:31 PM
Thanks, much. It has been so incredible experiencing all of this.
posted by
creatress
on Apr 24, 2008 at 10:37 PM
WOW! Amazing. What a beautiful picture as well. I love it. Thank you for sharing such a sweet story. My best wishes for the whole family (and the twin girls) for their future.
posted by
MomoMama
on Apr 25, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Welcome to the blog-o-sphere! My baby girls are quite fabulous, aren't they? I mean, they're no A & C, but pretty darn cute anyway :)
posted by
hmoeckli
on Apr 25, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Your nieces are lovely. I truly all works out for the best. I am also not Jewish but really appreciate Passover because I find the symbolism to be such a good reminder of what makes us strong, what people can overcome, and what truly creates an everlasting bond among us all--family.
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